WALL STREET behemoth Goldman Sachs will buy a stake in UK online mortgage broker Trussle, reports yesterday confirmed.
Goldman's Principal Strategic Investments (PSI) division is taking part in a £14m fundraising by Trussle – a company which was only founded three years ago.
A spokesperson for Goldman Sachs confirmed the news to City A.M yesterday evening.
Trussle are expected to make an announcement providing more detail on the proposed deal today.
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Sky News first reported the news on Tuesday evening, as the outlet also reported that Trussle will also receive backing from Propel.
Trussle was founded by Ishaan Malhi, a City analyst who made his own company after he grew sick of how tedious his own mortgage application was.
Speaking to Sky News, Malhi said: Every year, millions of current and aspiring home owners are subject to the same unnecessary costs, delays, and frustration that I experienced first-hand when trying to get a mortgage.”
